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Thanks! i will look into this. Right now its just kinda chillin in there, which i figured wont be a problem due to lack of moving parts. Unfortunately, the OCZ did not come with any brackets.

Hey guys! I impulsively bought the ocz agility 3 when it was on sale @ newegg. Now i realize that my antec 300 doesnt have a good solution for mounting 2.5 inch SSD drives. Which mounting kit would you recommend? Or maybe some other budget solutions... Thanks!

But then again, the two 560's would run me the same. Although the heat produced would be another factor to consider, and perhaps in turn may be the most appreciable with a 1000w PSU upgrade then.

Honestly the price isnt bad for the specs it pushes, 420$ from newegg.

I just might do the 670 then if everyone thinks its a good fit.

Hey guys, Some of you may have seen my other thread, http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168070 So now i come to the graphics card area, looking for opinions on what kind of card i should get. Im looking to budget 300$ probably max for a card, to do some decent gaming. I have...

Thanks! Yeah i completely understand. My research landed on the evo 212 as a great starter for this build. And my honda does get me by just fine =) I really appreciate the input, soon i will have a velociraptor drive, and will be looking into a video card. What would you suggest to keep...

Thanks, looking at those options its seems the evo is pretty good for the $$. Part of why i started the thread came from observing my temps on my sandybridge work pc. I will look into that cooler nonetheless, thanks for the input!

Excellent, First time with the ivy bridge setup, and i just want to make sure everything looks normal. I do have two case fans currently running at medium, in addition to that monster fan on the 212. Not sure if it matters, but my PSU is a thermaltake 750w

Thanks! Is there a better cooler you would recommend? i opted for arctic silver 5 as opposed to the standard paste that comes with the cooler.

I might down the road. I was however advised that the i5 i have isnt the best for OC, so i may upgrade to the i7. For now i just want a standard system for gaming and daily use. I still need to purchase the video card.

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Hey guys, i got a chance to run the burntest against my build. I threw a generic 500 gb 7200 rpm drive in, w/ win 7 pro x64 I have a screenshot of the results above.

Thanks guys, i will try doing some full load tests soon and post results. The room temperature is pretty high in that particular room, i would say around 80 F normally, AC doesnt work too well.

I opted to get a cooler master evo 212, and installed that. COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Contin...